Winter SMP 24

I had it with my XC60 with the new D4 engine, only at around 3700 km mileage. I was also told by the service (in Luxembourg) that the EGR was partially clogged hampering the movement of the valve. Apparently, it is quite a common problem on the new D4 engines. They have been receiving plenty of similar calls lately.

They did two things to fix the problem. First, they have made an update of the software on the car. Secondly, they replaced the EGR with a newly designed (or revised) model, ordered directly from Sweden (that is, not from the stock).

They told that they have been in contact with the Volvo HQ all the way through. The service did only what Volvo instructed them to do. This makes me think that Volvo is aware of the problem and have made fixes in the software and the EGR model.

It is very frustrating to have such a head-ache at such an early mileage. I really hope the new EGR will solve the problem. I do not want to have the same thing over and over every 4000 km.

I hope this helps.